A jack russell terrier is recovering from gender reassignment surgery at a vet in the southside of Glasgow.

Molly’s owner took her to The Pets’n’Vets Family’s Roundhouse Hospital in Pollokshaws and found out her excited behaviour was caused by discomfort - brought on by the fact that she had both male and female genitalia.

Vet Ross Allan explained: “Molly was what is defined medically as a male pseudo hermaphrodite or more commonly ‘intersex’.

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“Her particular anatomy meant that whilst Molly appeared to be a female, closer examination revealed elements of both male and female external genitalia and unfortunately this was leading to significant genital discomfort.

“If left untreated this risked her developing a long-term and debilitating condition. We decided that the very best solution for Molly was to proceed with definitive surgery to create an anatomical situation which would avoid ongoing issues or discomfort.”

During surgery, Mr Allan found that Molly’s internal sexual organs were male - she had testicles in place of ovaries within her abdomen.